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VDNKh
Pavilions and fountains
The vast exhibition park of pavilions and gilded fountains in the north of the city.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Dmitry Ivanov. · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Hire a bike and ride between the pavilions; in winter, its rink is one of the city’s largest.
- Address
- Ostankino, Moscow
- Website
- vdnh.ru
About VDNKh
VDNKh (vdnh.ru), opened in 1939 as an agricultural exhibition, is a park of grand pavilions, the gilded Friendship of Nations fountain and the Worker and Kolkhoz Woman monument at its gate.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with VDNKh before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from VDNKh are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- The Bolshoi6.9 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Red Square7.6 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 28 min
- The Kremlin7.8 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Tretyakov Gallery8.9 kmCycle 38 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Gorky Park11 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Sheremetyevo22 kmCar or taxi 71 min
Rail terminals
- Leningradsky terminal5.0 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Belorussky terminal6.2 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 24 min
Location
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